Mike Jones

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Formerly a bemused Russian pornbot, now a bemused Blyskybot. He / him. I am but an egg. Nothing to see here, except repeated failure to pass the Turing Test. Not registered so no access to DMs.

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“Austerity killed the recovery meaning that short term interest rates would be stuck at their lower bound for a long time, meaning longer term interest rates fell and bond prises rose. As Toby Nangle points out the bond markets cheered, because rising gilt prices produce good returns. Taking macroeconomic advice from bond market traders is like taking advice on how to deal with pandemics from undertakers.”
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A photograph of Hannah Arendt. Caption reads: "This constant lying is not aimed at making the people believe a lie, but at ensuring that no one believes anything anymore. A people that can no longer distinguish between truth and lies cannot distinguish between right and wrong. And such a people, deprived of the power to think and judge, is, without knowing and willing it, completely subjected to the rule of lies. With such a people, you can do whatever you want." Hannah Arendt German historian and philosopher (1906 - 1975)
Adult realization: you will make mistakes, you will act irrationally. You will commit some wrongs that cannot be fully righted. People will dislike you and misunderstand you for all sorts of reasons. None of these make you a bad person. All you can do is try your best to be kind and just to people, grow and learn. in addition: Trying to avoid ever doing these things will cost you in ways you cannot comprehend until you stop and accept this.
Captain James T. Kirk of Star Trek TOS, portrayed by William Shatner. Unquestionably the best Doctor Who of all time.
Put Britons First STOP Immigration REJECT Common Market RESTORE capital punishment MAKE Britain great again SCRAP overseas aid REBUILD our armed forces Vote National Front
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“There’s no excuse for ugly people”